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Marazul Spanish School & Hostel

Montanita, Ecuador
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4.5 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
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Daejeon, Daejeon, South Korea
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

Marazul Spanish School offers an excellent personalized learning environment. The teachers are well trained and cater to the needs of each student. We spent four weeks at the school and learned heaps. We covered all three verb tenses and conversational basics. Montanita is a party destination, however, the school is located away from the town´s center. This helps facilitate an... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2012

After studying for 1 week at the Montanita Spanish School in a class of 6 people and hating it we contacted Gaby and signed up for 3 weeks studying with her. This was the best decision we could have made. Gaby is such a great teacher and just a lovely person in general. We spent 4 hours in the morning... More

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Colorado
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 November 2011

¡Gracias a todos en Mar Azul (Isabela, Miguel, Abel y Gaby) para un gran experiencia! I spent 2 1/2 weeks taking classes with Isabela and it was a wonderful experience. My spanish improved immensely and I had a blast. It is not just the spanish school but the friendships you make with the teachers and the other students. Gaby and... More

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Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 July 2011

I loved studying Spanish at Marazul Spanish school. It is a small local school with very professional enthusiastic teachers. Isabel my teacher was really good, always reacted on my feedback. And did a lot of extra work to help me with my special request for practicing aviaton vocabulary, where I work in. I do recomend to email the school in... More

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 July 2011

During a 3 month trip through South America stayed in Montanita for over a month. Wanting to learn surfing and spanish I contacted Gaby for lessons. Lessons were amazing. Took daily private lessons all through my stay. Classes are great, you talk a lot (luckily not one of those classes where you write all the time), and in a month... More

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Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 June 2011

What a gem of a Spanish school! Surfing might bring you to Montanita, but classes at relaxed Marazul will make you stay. Gaby, the owner, is a special, lovely person, who can arrange all aspects of your stay in Montanita. She even helped me figure out how to get a yellow fever vaccination and arranged a group tour, complete with... More

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Lexington, Kentucky
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43 helpful votes 43 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 July 2010
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I can't possibly say enough good things about the Mar Azul school. I studied here for 3 weeks in March, and the amount of Spanish I learned was amazing. I studied for 4 hours a day solo with Gaby, and she was a fantastic teacher. I had little to no knowledge of spanish when I arrived, and in three weeks,... More

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Virginia
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 October 2009
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I took 2 weeks of Spanish classes at Marazul Spanish School in Montanita in June 2009. I previously did not speak any Spanish, but as a medical student in the US I feel it's absolutely necessary to at least be able to make my patients feel comfortable around me (even if I still need a translator for the medical discourse).... More

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Munich, Germany
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 May 2011
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2010
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